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enblack midi Announce Debut Album 'Schlagenheim'https://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-announce-debut-album-schlagenheim
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/Black%20Midi%20Promo%20Shot%204.jpg?itok=HsKfDKq2"><a href="/news/black-midi-announce-debut-album-schlagenheim"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/Black%20Midi%20Promo%20Shot%204.jpg?itok=HsKfDKq2" width="628" height="914" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">It lands on June 21st through Rough Trade...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>black midi</strong> are set to release their debut album 'Schlagenheim' on June 21st.</p>
<p>The band's explosive live shows have garnered international attention, following spellbinding performances at SXSW and The Great Escape.</p>
<p>To date releases have been kept to a minimum, with black midi now announcing their most detailed project yet.</p>
<p>Dan Carey produced debut album 'Schlagenheim' lands on June 21st, and to celebrate the news the band have arranged a special secret show.</p>
<p>Taking place tonight - May 14th - at a venue in North East London, black midi will play material from their incoming debut LP.</p>
<p>To register for a ticket click <u><strong><a href="https://www.seetickets.com/register/black-midi">HERE.</a></strong></u></p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 14 May 2019 12:06:45 +0000Robin Murray107237 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-announce-debut-album-schlagenheim#commentsIn Pictures: The Great Escape 2019 Draws To A Closehttps://www.clashmusic.com/live/in-pictures-the-great-escape-2019-draws-to-a-close
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src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/Olivia%20Nelson%2C%20Brighton-1.jpg?itok=a69QC1vA" width="628" height="942" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Featuring Jaykae, Another Sky, Just Banco, and more...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>So that was <strong>The Great Escape 2019</strong>.</p>
<p>The city-wide Brighton event brought thousands of music fans to the south coast for what must rank as Europe's key showcase festival.</p>
<p>Maintaining a ruthless pace right to the end, this year's Great Escape closed with sets from Another Sky, black midi, Just Banco, Jaykae, and more.</p>
<p>Photographer <strong>Lauren McDermott</strong> got up close.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 14 May 2019 10:18:01 +0000ClashMusic107232 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/live/in-pictures-the-great-escape-2019-draws-to-a-close#commentsblack midi Shatter Some Skulls With 'Talking Heads'https://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-shatter-some-skulls-with-talking-heads
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/black%20midi.jpg?itok=UqCIy9K0"><a href="/news/black-midi-shatter-some-skulls-with-talking-heads"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/black%20midi.jpg?itok=UqCIy9K0" width="628" height="351" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">It&#039;s a brash new single from the London group...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>South London group <strong>black midi</strong> have shared their new single 'Talking Heads' in full.</p>
<p>The band have now signed to Rough Trade, ending a trans-Atlantic bidding war and months of speculation.</p>
<p>New release 'Talking Heads' b/w 'Crow's Perch' lands on May 17th, two vivid slices of math rock enhanced guitar tomfoolery.</p>
<p>Jagged, bolshy new cut 'Talking Heads' is online now, propelled by black midi's outstanding rhythmic control.</p>
<p>One of their most accessible moments to date, it's a vibrant yet still startling <em>new</em> piece of music.</p>
<p>Vocalist and guitarist Geordie Greep has the following to say...</p>
<p>“We've always tried to make it heavy but danceable, melodic but good rhythms... It is accessible music, there are experimental aspects that we've taken from when we went crazy at the beginning, we've just reigned it in to make something that is pop music.”</p>
<p>Tune in now.</p>
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<p>Catch black midi at London's EartH venue on June 18th.</p>
<p>Photo Credit: <strong>Anthrox Studio</strong></p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:00:05 +0000Robin Murray107032 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-shatter-some-skulls-with-talking-heads#commentsBlack Midi Share Extraordinary New Single 'Crow's Perch'https://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-share-extraordinary-new-single-crows-perch
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/image002_115.jpg?itok=GFMmB6_x"><a href="/news/black-midi-share-extraordinary-new-single-crows-perch"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/image002_115.jpg?itok=GFMmB6_x" width="628" height="498" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">And the video breaks down new barriers...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Black Midi</strong> are moving with speed.</p>
<p>The band were one of SXSW's breakout acts, receiving international acclaim for a series of breakneck, utterly remarkable performances.</p>
<p>Returning to UK soil, Black Midi have announced a string of headline shows and shared a brand new song.</p>
<p>'Crow's Perch' retains the blistering energy of their live shows but added a new sense of control, exploring fresh areas with remarkable confidence.</p>
<p>The video was directed and edited by Vilhjálmur Yngvi Hjálmarsson - also known as susan_creamcheese - and it aims to reflect the track’s frenetic energy by slicing up saturated graphics with scenes of utter mundanity.</p>
<p>Asking which world we live in - one of saturated excitement or mundanity - 'Crow's Perch' explodes definitions, and does so with a delirious grin on its face.</p>
<p>Tune in now.</p>
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<p>Catch Black Midi at the following shows:</p>
<p><strong>June</strong><br />
18 <strong>London</strong> EartH (Concert Hall)<br />
20 <strong>Bristol</strong> Fiddlers<br />
21 <strong>Liverpool</strong> Phase One<br />
22 <strong>Glasgow</strong> Mono<br />
23 <strong>Nottingham</strong> Contemporary Space</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:05:31 +0000Robin Murray106398 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-share-extraordinary-new-single-crows-perch#commentsFat White Family, Black Midi, Flohio For The Great Escape 2019https://www.clashmusic.com/live/fat-white-family-black-midi-flohio-for-the-great-escape-2019
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/FWF%20-%20SH_07_162%20PC%20Sarah%20Piantadosi%20300dpi%20_0.jpeg?itok=PWZUo6WY"><a href="/live/fat-white-family-black-midi-flohio-for-the-great-escape-2019"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/FWF%20-%20SH_07_162%20PC%20Sarah%20Piantadosi%20300dpi%20_0.jpeg?itok=PWZUo6WY" width="480" height="340" alt="Fat White Family" title="Fat White Family" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">120 new names confirmed...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>The Great Escape</strong> has added 120 more acts to its 2019 line up.</p>
<p>The enormous Brighton showcase returns this summer, bigger and bolder than ever.</p>
<p>The Fat White Family are amongst the latest additions, with the South London wrecking crew hitting the Quietus stage.</p>
<p>Airing material from their incoming album 'Serf's Up!' the band will take their debauched live show to the heart of the industry.</p>
<p>Much-hyped math rock newcomers Black Midi have also been confirmed, while incendiary rapper Flohio will hit the Great Escape.</p>
<p>It's a typically broad extension to the bill, ranging from Georgia to Los Bitchos, Jarreau Vandal to Laura Misch, Unknown T to Snapped Ankles.</p>
<p>Tickets are on sale now.</p>
<p>The Great Escape runs between May 9th - 11th.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:16:19 +0000Robin Murray106379 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/live/fat-white-family-black-midi-flohio-for-the-great-escape-2019#commentsBlack Midi, The Orielles, Gabe Gurnsey For Sounds From The Other City Festivalhttps://www.clashmusic.com/live/black-midi-the-orielles-gabe-gurnsey-for-sounds-from-the-other-city-festival
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/Goat%20Girl%20at%20SFTOC%202018%20PHOTO%20CREDIT%20Jody%20Hartley%20SMALL.jpg?itok=bKw_NujD"><a href="/live/black-midi-the-orielles-gabe-gurnsey-for-sounds-from-the-other-city-festival"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/Goat%20Girl%20at%20SFTOC%202018%20PHOTO%20CREDIT%20Jody%20Hartley%20SMALL.jpg?itok=bKw_NujD" width="628" height="418" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Salford event returns...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Salford festival <strong>Sounds From The Other City</strong> returns on May 5th with a huge selection of new artists.</p>
<p>The event has grown from its DIY roots to become one of the North's premiere all-day events, a superb showcase for breaking talent.</p>
<p>Taking place on May 5th at venues around Salford, Sounds From The Other City will grab a performance from incendiary London outfit Black Midi.</p>
<p>Halifax indie types The Orielles will take part, with Factory Floor's Gabe Gurnsey performing a blistering set of solo electronics.</p>
<p>Other names on the bill include Ménage à Trois, Cocaine Piss, BABii, Barney Artist, Withered Hand, Upset Stomach, and Sneaks.</p>
<p>It's a bumper crop from the event - in 2018 more than 1500 attended Sounds From The Other City.</p>
<p>Tickets are on sale now.</p>
<p>Sounds From The Other City takes place on May 5th.</p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:10:02 +0000Robin Murray106190 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/live/black-midi-the-orielles-gabe-gurnsey-for-sounds-from-the-other-city-festival#commentsBlack Midi Sign To Rough Trade, Share New 'Speedway' EPhttps://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-sign-to-rough-trade-share-new-speedway-ep
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/BlackMidi_HighResScans_DK_5.jpg?itok=Z1ZGHSvJ"><a href="/news/black-midi-sign-to-rough-trade-share-new-speedway-ep"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/BlackMidi_HighResScans_DK_5.jpg?itok=Z1ZGHSvJ" width="628" height="482" alt="Black Midi" title="Black Midi" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Check it out now...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Until a few months ago the only we you could absorb <strong>Black Midi</strong> was through the live experience.</p>
<p>Little existed online, and until the Speedy Wunderground aided ‘bmbmbm’ release nothing official was on streaming services.</p>
<p>All of which meant that each show, each performance felt peculiarly intense, with their math-leaning dalliances soaring into vast, uncharted realms of guitar-aided noise.</p>
<p>Signed to Rough Trade, Black Midi have toasted the union by releasing new EP 'Speedway' online.</p>
<p>An extremely limited 12 inch drop will be available at shows, with 'Speedway' aligned against remixes from Proc Fiskal, Kwake Bass and Blanck Mass.</p>
<p>Bass player Cameron Picton has constructed a full visual for the EP - get involved below.</p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:10:22 +0000Robin Murray105445 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-sign-to-rough-trade-share-new-speedway-ep#commentsThe Paradox Of Choice: Cutting Through The Noise At Eurosonic 2019https://www.clashmusic.com/live/the-paradox-of-choice-cutting-through-the-noise-at-eurosonic-2019
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/DeborahSheedy-9900000000079e3c_0.jpg?itok=PrVJc5eL"><a href="/live/the-paradox-of-choice-cutting-through-the-noise-at-eurosonic-2019"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/DeborahSheedy-9900000000079e3c_0.jpg?itok=PrVJc5eL" width="628" height="419" alt="Fontaines DC" title="Fontaines DC" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Diving into the new talent pool in Groningen...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Not many festival showcase venues come with their own MC, but Groningen’s Vera does. “The next band sound like The Modern Lovers fronted by Mark E. Smith dressed as Ian Curtis!” he announces to whoops and hollers.</p>
<p>That’s quite the introduction, but <b>Fontaines D.C.</b> – the Dublin five-piece hotly tipped for stardom by just about everyone – simply stroll nonchalantly on stage and launch into blistering punk-rock tales of disillusionment and frustration. And it’s true, to an extent; singer Grian Chatten looks like a man possessed, constantly ruffling his own hair and fidgeting back and forth across the stage.</p>
<p>He barks into the microphone as his bandmates create swirls of noise, all stabs of guitar and driving rhythms. “<i>Is it too real for ya?</i>” he spits during recent single ‘Too Real’. The answer is “no”.</p>
<p><b>Eurosonic Nooderslaag</b> is replete with bands like this, surfing in on a wave of hype hoping to impress labels, agents, bookers, and press. Some live up to it, some don’t, but everyone’s jockeying for column inches and festival slots, hoping to turn dreams into reality (and perhaps some longevity). Navigating the 42 venues and 342 bands is therefore quite the task, something that’s not helped by the modest size of most locales and gargantuan queues.</p>
<p>If you succeeded in gaining entry to <b>Black Midi’s</b> glorious racket, then you’ll know they very much deserve the plaudits they’ve been showered with. Weird jazzy riffs, atonal guitars, and a surprising amount of groove all add up to one of the most exciting guitar aspirants in a number of years. Post-Devo you might say, and everything is in place – impeccable credentials, enigmatic, awkward frontman, powerhouse drummer – for them to be critical darlings for some time.</p>
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<p>Of course, there’s <i>way</i> more to these four days than artists who’ve got the industry all hot under the collar, and dipping in and out of sets leads to some hidden gems. In the stark, austere Doopsgezinde church, <b>Pieter de Graaf</b> constructs intricate, post-classical piano soundscapes full of subtle loops and gentle effects. His music is endlessly beautiful, and a wondrous example of how subtle variations on tradition can yield rich rewards.</p>
<p>In the same venue, <b>Pitou’s</b> haunting, pastoral folk-pop does something similar on the opening night. Italy’s Adele Nigro, aka <b>Any Other</b>, also veers to the softer side, even though she now has a band in tow. The best moments of her set arrive when they depart, leaving Nigro and her guitar to explore tales of heartbreak and abusive relationships; at one point her voice is so cracked with emotion she seems on the verge of tears. Shame then that the rumble of half-cut chitchat from the back of the room threatens to shatter the tension.</p>
<p>The value of Eurosonic also lies in exploring the musical output of the continent’s outward fringe, the sort of stuff routinely ignored by anyone important. Iceland has a big presence this year, and provides two of this year’s most outré acts. <b>Reykjavíkurdætur</b>, a feminist rap crew, run through powerful numbers about male privilege, rape culture, and inequality, all very hands-in-the-air in an empowering way – a bit like the Spice Girls crossed with Cardi B.</p>
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<p><b>Hatari</b> though almost defy description, their industrial bondage steampunk aesthetic almost seeming tame in comparison to the aggressive sonic madness blasting from the PA.</p>
<p>At the other end of the scale is Estonia duo <b>Maarja Nut &amp; Ruum</b>, who deliver another radiant, hymnal set in a church. Nut’s looped vocals and violin is weaved delicately with electronic effects, adding a warmth to the digital soundscapes emanating from Ruum’s black boxes. The resulting ambient wash gently reverberates around the bare stone walls of Der AA-Kerk, the perfect setting for such musical textures.</p>
<p>The rise of solo Brit stars continues, and eager crowds flock to both <b>Flohio</b> and <b>Octavian</b> who play back to back on Friday (albeit in different venues). Flohio wins the battle, her punchy, dexterous flow and trap beats a more fiery experience than the nu R&amp;B/dancehall stylings of the BBC Sound Of 2019 winner. That makes sense; the former has cut all the fat from her music and message – some tracks barely last two minutes – while Octavian’s more laid back jams wander a little, even though he’s on good form (he spends much time atop the speak stack asking everyone to “big themselves up”).</p>
<p>Unsurprisingly, the Dutch are well represented, with the burgeoning underground producing many noteworthy talents, some of whom have ventured north. <b>EUT</b>, all bouncy indiepop and grunge-lite, are the easiest on the ears, closely followed by <b>Pip Blom’s</b> fuzzy, studied indie.</p>
<p>Yet it’s two of the bands that form part of Saturday’s Nooderslaag event – a night dedicated to homegrown talent – that really dazzle and steal our hearts. <b>The Visual</b> – the project of singer songwriter Anna van Rij – craft slow-burn, sensual pop that swells on the same waves of longing and tenderness that carried Jeff Buckley to greatness. Their songs come steeped in a melancholic lushness and sense of drama, tales you let your guard down for even though you know they’re gonna be crushing.</p>
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<p>And then there’s <b>Lewsberg</b>, a band whose two and three chord chugs invite comparisons to The Velvet Underground and Talking Heads, sardonic wit and weirdness channeled into something compelling. World weary, big city cynicism is their crutch – consider the lyrics of ‘Non Fiction Writer’ – which is just so very now, isn’t it? They’d be perfect soundtracking Netflix’s You.</p>
<p>Will they reach the (wide) audience they so richly deserve? Will <i>any</i> of the above. It’s a tragedy that they probably won’t. The Next Big Thing™ is the Holy Grail for an industry that boozes and schmoozes its way around Eurosonic, and yet it’s never been harder for an artist to cut through all the noise. The Paradox of Choice is real, and maybe all some can hope for is a few saying: “We were there. We <i>get</i> it.”</p>
<p>Maybe, for one cold week in January, that’s start enough.</p>
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<p>Words: <strong>Derek Robertson</strong></p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:59:37 +0000ClashMusic105293 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/live/the-paradox-of-choice-cutting-through-the-noise-at-eurosonic-2019#commentsEurosonic Youth: New Acts To Look Out For At ESNS19https://www.clashmusic.com/live/eurosonic-youth-new-acts-to-look-out-for-at-esns19
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/IMG_5451_0.JPG?itok=NxcoAwSm"><a href="/live/eurosonic-youth-new-acts-to-look-out-for-at-esns19"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/IMG_5451_0.JPG?itok=NxcoAwSm" width="628" height="419" alt="Black Midi" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A round up of excellent new music at the mammoth Dutch showcase...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Nestled in the far north of the Netherlands and buffeted by cold North Sea wind and rain, Groningen might not be top of many people’s list for a weekend away in January. But that would be to reckon without <strong>Eurosonic Nooderslag</strong>, Europe’s biggest and most important showcase festival.</p>
<p>Featuring a colossal 310 acts spread over four days and nights, the great and good of the continent’s music industry descend on the city to hear the best new music, with labels, bookers, agents, managers, press, and fans all hoping to discover which acts will light up the year ahead.</p>
<p>With so many artists performing, there’s something for everyone – from post- classical to avant garde pop via industrial noise and experimental techno – and plotting a schedule each night is no easy task. We could recommend fifty bands that are worth checking out, but we don’t have the space – and you don’t have the time.</p>
<p>So here instead are seven of the best, most interesting artists – genuinely special talents who stand poised to make a big impact over the coming twelve months, and who you really shouldn’t miss.</p>
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<p>With precious few songs online and an extremely elusive digital presence, Black Midi are an enigma that have nonetheless become London’s “most compelling new band”. The four-piece have been the talk of the town for a number of months now, their post-punk and math-y noise rock deconstructions winning critical acclaim and fans in equal measure – their regular shows at Brixton’s The Windmill are now quite the event.</p>
<p>Expect dirty grooves, jazzy riffs, atonal guitars, primal screeching, and explosions of noise – truly they make a glorious racket – from a group subverting notions of what a guitar band can be in 2019.</p>
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<p>Blending elements of prog, metal, and shoegaze, the soaring post-rock of The Ills is reminiscent of Mogwai’s brute sonic force and the masterful, wide-screen crescendos of Explosions In the Sky. Built around melodic – and at times, surprisingly delicate – riffs, their songs bloom into vast, colourful clouds that fill the horizon, wild rides of euphoria that are as thrilling as they are thoughtful.</p>
<p>With a new album slated for an early 2019 release, this will be the first opportunity to hear how they’ve progressed from the majesty of 2016’s 'Ornamental Or Metal'.</p>
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<p>It’s unlikely that songs titled ‘Wolf 1061 C’ or ‘HD 40307 G’ will ever storm the charts, but there’s an otherworldly, enigmatic charm to Tomat Petrella’s futuristic sounding jazz-meets-electronica creations.</p>
<p>The Italian duo – Turin based multi-instrumentalist Davide Tomat and world-renowned jazz trombonist Gianluca Petrella – craft songs that sound like a more upbeat Blade Runner soundtrack, full of elegant synth washes and deep, unsettling, trombone blasts and loops. Lord knows how they’ll reproduce such deft textures and complexities live, but it’ll be fun watching them try.</p>
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<p>How to describe the madness that is Icelandic band Hatari? Imagine a trio of steampunk industrial cyber-goths spewing out twisted electronic beats, guttural growls, and buzzsaw synths while offering tales that illustrate their “underlying philosophy of deep social discontent”. Sounds intense, right?</p>
<p>Their shows are frighteningly aggressive, in-your-face affairs, brutal sonic assaults that leave you in no doubt how seriously they take their music – in many ways, the perfect band for troubled times. If you want to full on lose your shit or exorcise some demons, get down the front for this and let loose.</p>
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<p><strong>Flohio</strong><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9PUITm7krmc" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Being hailed as UK rap’s “most vital new voice”, Best New Track for ‘Watchout’ from Pitchfork, packed clubs on her first headline tour; these are just some of Flohio’s 2018’s accomplishments.</p>
<p>The South London MC and rapper – real name Funmi Ohio – combines grime, rap, and industrial trap with lyrical punches and a relentless, dexterous delivery, a genre-defying mix that brims with a swaggering confidence and fiery intent. Few performers are as visceral or possessed of such a magnetic presence; catch her while her star is burning white hot.</p>
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<p>The enigmatic and mysterious producer and DJ crafts some of the most forward- thinking, captivating electronica we’ve heard in quite some time. A member of Mäss, a Slovak micro collective, record label, and club night, his post-industrial soundscapes are shot through with joyful melodies and bursts of euphoria, like a more playful Aphex Twin. Live, his beats are a touch heavier and the bass a little more insistent, but it’s not techno for chin-scratching musos – this is dance music for the feet as well as the brain.</p>
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<p><strong>Lewsberg</strong><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ftznuL1nYXI" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Technically part of the Nooderslag festival on the Saturday, Rotterdam’s Lewsberg are one of the finest guitar bands to emerge from The Netherlands’ burgeoning scene in 2018 (their self-titled debut is set for a proper UK release in February via Cargo Records).</p>
<p>This is clever, alt. college rock in the style of the Modern Lovers. This is a throwback to classic NYC sounds, a beguiling mix of Television, Talking heads, and The Velvet Underground. This is sardonic wit and detachment, delivered in a sing-speak style that reflects Big City melancholy. This is, quite simply, brilliant and unmissable.</p>
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<p>Words: <strong>Derek Robertson </strong>/ <a href="https://twitter.com/derekrocks"><u><strong>@DerekRocks</strong></u></a><br />
Photo Credit: <strong>Holly Whitaker</strong></p>
<p><em>Eurosonic Noorderslag runs between January 15th - 18th.</em></p>
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</div></div></div>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:17:01 +0000ClashMusic104995 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/live/eurosonic-youth-new-acts-to-look-out-for-at-esns19#commentsBlack Midi, Alessi's Ark Contribute To New Christmas Albumhttps://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-alessis-ark-contribute-to-new-christmas-album
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/artworks-000408397452-wkobef-t500x500.jpg?itok=GeiKtDTI"><a href="/news/black-midi-alessis-ark-contribute-to-new-christmas-album"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.clashmusic.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_feature/public/field/image/artworks-000408397452-wkobef-t500x500.jpg?itok=GeiKtDTI" width="500" height="500" alt="&#039;IT&#039;S BRIIIIIIXMAAAAAAS!&#039;" title="&#039;IT&#039;S BRIIIIIIXMAAAAAAS!&#039;" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">It&#039;s intended to raise money for Brixton Soup Kitchen...</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Black Midi</strong> and <strong>Alessi's Ark</strong> have joined other artists in contributing to a new charity Christmas compilation.</p>
<p>The ingeniously titled 'IT'S BRIIIIIIXMAAAAAAS!' lands on December 7th, and features artists who frequent Brixton Hill Studios.</p>
<p>The South London connection doesn't end there, either - all proceeds from the release will be donated to Brixton Soup Kitchen, whose sterling work is needed now more than ever.</p>
<p>Containing six tracks, 'IT'S BRIIIIIIXMAAAAAAS!' is a pleasingly varied affair, moving from a Black Midi x Jerskin Fendrix collaboration, to a brand new Alessi's Ark track, and material from Bad Parents and more.</p>
<p>Stephen Gilchrist - owner and proprietor of Brixton Hill Studios - helped arrange the compilation, and he comments:</p>
<p><em>“Considering this is becoming one of the richest boroughs in the world, it's very upsetting to think that we still need soup kitchens and food banks.”</em></p>
<p>'IT'S BRIIIIIIXMAAAAAAS!' will be released on December 7th - tracklisting is as follows...</p>
<p>1: Ice Cream by Black Fendrix Jersk Midi UKGRW1800011 (6:36)<br />
2: Winter’s Grace by Alessi’s Ark UKGRW1800012 (3:19)<br />
3: We’d Better Start Donner - Ham Legion UKGRW1800013 (2:41)<br />
4: Christmas Present - Bad Parents UKGRW1800014 (3:52)<br />
5: Christmas Crime - Scud FM UKGRW1800015 (4:56)<br />
6: Christmas In Prison - Hot Sauce Pony UKGRW1800016 (4:31)</p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:30:50 +0000Robin Murray104574 at https://www.clashmusic.comhttps://www.clashmusic.com/news/black-midi-alessis-ark-contribute-to-new-christmas-album#comments